“I’m eleven, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.” In the short story, Eleven, Sandra Cisneros’s uses descriptive techniques such as similes and imagery to describe the fear and journey towards becoming eleven, as well as forming a childish atmosphere through the eyes of Rachel. These techniques assisted her in characterizing Rachel and helped her to engage the audience by making them feel as though they were in direct contact …showed first 75 words of 989 total…

…showed last 75 words of 989 total…character throughout the short story. By using similes, environment/atmosphere, and various types of imagery the author was successful in characterizing Rachel. She was able to relate to the audience as well as engage them and fascinate them. Through her different devices of literary wisdom, she made the reader believe they were once again in fifth grade. I’m sixteen, fifteen, fourteen, thirteen, twelve, eleven, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.